The lonely foodie

After calling the landlord of "Peace Breakfast", the other party said that he would be there in half an hour, so the two simply stood on the corridor on the second floor and waited for someone.

Ivan lay on the wooden fence, looking at the foggy lake from a distance.Mo Bai was leaning back on the fence, staring at the red-painted plaque on the wooden background, his eyes staring brightly.

"Brother." Ivan opened his mouth first, "We are rich now, so we can actually rent a better shop. As far as the location of this shop is concerned, to be honest, whether there are customers depends on fate." Just like him touching porcelain Yes, I have never waited for a car from Youyuan.

Mo Bai's eyes were heavy, and he answered irrelevantly, "Tell me, why is this shop called Peace?"

"I don't know." Ivan curled his lips and said nonsense, "Maybe the owner of the shop is called Heping or something. Many shops here have such names, such as Fat Sister Congee Shop, Liu Ji Xiaochao, Lian Qixing Spicy The hot boss is also called Laoqi."

There was a thoughtful smile on the corners of the black lips. Peace, once out of reach, is now within reach.

He turned sideways, lying on the fence with Ivan, his eyes drifting away with the mist on the lake.

"Xiao Fan." Mo Bai called softly.

Ivan turned his head to look at him, half of his dark white face was covered by the mist, and the smile on the corner of his lips actually carried a bit of bitterness.

"You were born in the best era. This is an era when you can pursue your dreams and work hard to have hope. You said, when it is such a good time, what reason is there to waste your time?"

Ivan didn't know how to answer for a while.No one has ever told him about this, he can’t read well, and he used to have a few friends around him, and everyone just played games, ate, drank and drank together.

Now someone suddenly told him that this is the best era, he can still pursue his dreams, as long as he works hard, there will be hope.

For some reason, Ivan suddenly thought of those war movies he had watched, those people struggling on the verge of life and death, blood and suffering.

The two were lost in thought, and they didn't even notice the footsteps coming from the other side of the stairs.

An old man walked up on crutches, with a ring of sparse hair fluttering in the wind pitifully on his head, as if ready to break free at any time and seek freedom.

"It's you two kids who want to rent a shop?" The old man yelled out loudly, scaring Ivan so much that he almost jumped over the railing and jumped into the lake. When he was in vocational high school, he played chasing me with the dean for a long time. .

Mobai turned around, smiled and said to the old man, "Yes, please take a trip."

The old man ignored him, took out a bunch of keys rustlingly, squinted his eyes and searched for the light for a long time, and opened the padlock on the door.

Entering the house, a greasy halazi smell hits the nostrils.

The shop is divided into two rooms, the inside and the outside, and the space is quite square. There are 5 old wooden tables and old-fashioned benches in the outside room. There is a small bamboo bar at the door, with a few dusty wine jars on it.

Inside is the back kitchen, separated by a roll of straw curtains, with a long row of cement stoves, some places have been blackened and yellowed by smoke, and there is a sense of smoky solidity.

"I broke my leg, and the store was closed immediately. I didn't have time to clean up the oil and other things left in the store. After covering it for a long time, it smelled like haha." Seeing Ivan slap a few times in disgust, the old man Er explained.

"Hey, then you have to be careful, you will be hurt for a hundred days." Ivan said.

"It's not a problem." The old man waved his hand, "I fell it half a year ago, and people recover slowly when they get old."

It was too late to take back the words.

Ivan and Mo Bai looked at each other. No one really cared when the old man fell his leg. The information they received was that the store had not been transferred for half a year.

The old man sat down on an old wooden bench, pointed to the opposite side, and greeted them, "Sit down."

Ivan glanced at the greasy bench and said hesitantly, "I just ate noodles, and I stood up to digest my food." After speaking, he looked at Mo Bai with a smirk, "Brother, sit down."

Mo Bai flicked his gown, only to realize that he was wearing a pair of 7-point sweatpants, and sat down calmly with a self-deprecating smile.

"We intend to rent the shop, how much is your rent?" Mo Bai asked.

"5 a year." The old man showed his hole cards without being polite to them.

The price is similar to what Ivan guessed before. He has never eaten pork but has seen pigs running. Ivan can be regarded as someone who has watched the opening of 18 hot pot restaurants in Yijia. He has some experience.

"Master, you rent it sincerely, we sincerely want it, and offer a sincere price." Ivan picked up a small white porcelain vinegar pot on the table and glanced at it. It was sticky with his hands, and quickly threw it back.

"How much did you say?" The old man looked at him with interest.

Ivan looked at Mo Bai, who only looked at him with a smile.

Your money, how much do you say?

I don't understand, you say.

I said it's expensive, so don't blame me.

As much as you say.

After the two exchanged information with their minds, Ivan said, "I'll give you an auspicious number, 3 a year, can you see it?"

The old man waved his hand, "If we can't reach an agreement, it's a waste of time."

"Think about it again." Ivan didn't dare to touch the things in the house anymore, and analyzed it obediently and obediently to the old man with his hands behind his back and his head tilted, "Has your house been idle for half a year? It's 3, half a year The loss is 8, and the longer it is delayed, the greater the loss."

"And." Ivan paused, "The longer the store is open, the less popular it becomes. Everything in the house is rotten, and it will be difficult to revive it in the future. You can see that it has been in the restaurant for many years. You must understand the truth. If you give it to us in the store, it will be plated for you first."

This is not the first time the old man has heard this kind of statement, and he understands the truth, but no one thinks that there is a lot of money, and one point for more money is one point.

Seeing that the old man didn't speak for a long time, Ivan knew that the other party was moved, and he was not in a hurry, so he said to the old man, "Master, please go home and think about it. I will leave one of my phone numbers for you, and call after you think about it." .”

The three people came out of the store, the old man locked the door again, and a group of people walked down the corridor, the old man's legs and feet were inconvenient, everyone walked slowly.

Ivan and Mobai walked side by side, their elbows touched, Ivan blinked, and raised his voice a little and asked, "What time do you have an appointment with at the shop next to Fat Sister's porridge shop?"

Mo Bai understood in his heart that Ivan was going to set the old man up.

"8 o'clock in the evening." Mo Bai replied very cooperatively.

The old man looked back at them and said nothing.

Walking downstairs, the two bid farewell to the old man.After all, Ivan couldn't hold back, and asked, "Master, why did you name this shop Peace?"

"My name is Qin Heping." The old man left without saying a word, and walked away with a stick.

Ivan looked at Mo Bai and smiled for a long time, and raised his eyebrows proudly, "How is it? Am I right?"

In the afternoon, I'm going to sell the fingers. No matter whether the price of the shop can be negotiated or not, the fingers must be sold. Only when I have money can I do things.

Zhang Ruixuan is the owner of Longfeng Jade Carving Shop and a jade carving master. He has no intention of bothering with the business, and is completely devoted to this ancient carving craft.

"Master Zhang" Long Ying knocked on the door of the jade carving room, "The seller of the blue and white jade finger ring is here, do you want to meet?"

Zhang Ruixuan stopped carving a seal of Pixiu in his hand, and waited for a long time before he remembered the jade wrench with a touch of sun green.

"Please come to the tea room." Zhang Ruixuan put down his tools, stood up, and washed his hands in the sink by the door.

When I arrived at the tea room, I saw two people sitting at the table. One was tall and tall, wearing an old T-shirt that had been washed white, but he had bright eyes and a gentle smile. Although he was here to sell jade, his expression was There is no trace of despair.

The other eighteen or nineteen years old, with delicate features, was playing with a tea pet beside the tea table. It looked familiar. After thinking about it, it was Long Ying's cousin who had been to the store before.

"Master Zhang." Ivan saw Zhang Ruixuan first, put down his tea pet, stood up and greeted him.

Zhang Ruixuan smiled and waved to him, "Sit! You're welcome."

Long Ying sent the guests away, greeted the cashier to watch the store, and also entered the tea room to make tea.

Zhang Ruixuan asked about the origin of the jade finger, and Mo Bai answered one by one, saying that it was a gift from his late father.

Since it is a souvenir from a deceased relative, I will definitely not make such a bad move unless it is absolutely necessary.Zhang Ruixuan had a special affection for Yu since he was a child, seeing Mo Bai as gentle and polite as Yu at this time, he felt a little sympathetic in his heart.

"I offered a purchase price of 18 yuan, what do you think?" Long Ying put Jianzhan containing old white tea in front of Zhang Ruixuan, and looked up at him in surprise when she heard the price.

I heard Long Ying say that the price of the finger puller is around 10, but I didn't expect it to be so much higher all of a sudden, and Ivan was also a little surprised.

Mo Bai doesn't know the current market price, but seeing the expressions of Long Ying and Yi Fan, he understands it.

Standing up, bowing to Zhang Ruixuan, he said slowly, "Thank you Brother Zhang for your pity. If there is a chance in the future, Mo Bai will definitely redeem the finger at 10 times the price."

"It's a deal." Zhang Ruixuan was also a little moved, "I will keep the finger for you, waiting for the day when you redeem it 10 times."

The financial efficiency of Longfeng Jade Carving is very high. Ivan's account received 18 credits before he left the store.

Coming out of the jade carving shop, Ivan sighed, he had never seen such a business, everyone was doing business, you would come and go, wishing to take more out of each other's pockets.

These two people are good, they don't care about gains and losses at all, they have more chivalrous heroism, they just think they are handsome and sassy.

Coming out of the jade carving shop, it was dinner time, and Ivan took Mo Bai to eat Rouyan as if offering a treasure.

Mobai has never seen this kind of Fujian snack before. It looks like a wonton, and the filling is easy to guess. It contains fish, shrimp and lean pork.But the meaty swallow skin is crystal clear and tastes rich in meat. Mo Bai has a strong interest in this meaty swallow skin, but he doesn't know if it is someone's secret recipe, so he dare not ask rashly.

On the other hand, the boss didn't have any worries, he laid out the materials on the desk generously, and started making the meat and swallow skin for supper at night.

Take the lean meat of the pork leg, beat it into a mash with a wooden stick, mix it with an appropriate amount of sweet potato flour, then roll the pork and cassava flour into paper-thin pieces, cut into small cubes of three inches square, and the meat swallow skin becomes .

The pork leg is delicious and tender, and the sweet potato powder is fine but not greasy. The combination of the two, and the taste of meat and vegetables at the same time, is really wonderful.

After staring at it motionlessly for a long time, the first piece of meat swallow skin took shape, and the half bowl of meat swallow in front of Mo Bai was completely cold.

Mo Bai picked up the bowl and wanted to continue eating. Ivan pressed his hand and asked the boss to reheat it before handing it to Mo Bai.

Passing by a Uniqlo on the way back, Ivan dragged Mo Bai in to buy clothes, and suddenly had money in his pocket, and Ivan became more confident in spending money.

Mo Bai lacked interest, so Ivan had no choice but to choose two simple T-shirts and slacks.

The clerk had just packed the clothes and handed them to Ivan. After Ivan scanned the WeChat code, his phone rang. It was Qin Heping's call.Ivan hung up the phone, scanned the QR code and paid for the money before sending him back.